Preparer’s Note
Eve and David is part three of a trilogy. Eve and David’s story begins in part one, Two Poets. Part one also introduces Eve’s brother, Lucien. Part two, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, centers on Lucien’s life in Paris. For part three the action once more returns to Eve and David in Angoulême. In many référénces parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title. Following this trilogy Lucien’s story is continued in another book, Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life.